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by Daphne Bolay,
George Junior High School, Springdale, Arkansas
Achieving
Adequate Yearly Progress
As an 8th grade math teacher, I’m constantly concerned about my
students’ proficiency and mastery, which are directly tied to
No Child Left Behind legislation and Adequate Yearly Progress goals.
I want to be assured that my entire class has mastered a concept before
I move on to the next lesson. But how could I get the immediate feedback
I needed? I began a quest for that perfect set of teaching tools—tools
that would immediately assess my students’ comprehension and track
their proficiency.
Finding
the Right Teaching Tools
I think I have found the perfect set of tools. Using the ExamView Test
Generator program in conjunction with the eInstruction Classroom Performance
System (CPS), I am now able to immediately assess my students’
understanding of the curriculum in “real time.” Here’s
the way I do it: Using ExamView Test Generator, I select pertinent objective
questions from the ExamView question banks that are supplied with my
textbook. Then, I open those questions in the eInstruction Classroom
Performance System (no file conversions necessary!) and display each
question on screen. The students answer the questions via their eInstruction
response pads (similar to remote controls). At my teacher workstation,
CPS gives me instant feedback by displaying each student’s response.
Before
I started using ExamView, I would spend hours typing math questions
into my CPS program and would still only have a limited number of questions.
However, now with ExamView’s textbook-aligned question banks and
algorithmic questioning, I can ask unlimited questions to assess my
students’ understanding of the material—all without typing
a single question.
Using
the Tools in the Classroom
The ExamView algorithmic questioning allows me to assess a certain topic
unlimited times, all with the click of a mouse. I simply display a question
from ExamView through CPS, and my students answer using their assigned
remotes. If, after viewing the student responses via CPS, I determine
that the class does not show mastery, I simply click the Recalculate
Question button and ExamView automatically creates and displays a parallel
question similar to the one previously missed by my students. I continue
the process until I am convinced that my class has mastered the concept.
Shown below is an example of how an ExamView question is displayed through
the CPS program. Note the Recalculate Question button is circled
Not
only do I use ExamView and CPS in my daily lessons to keep my students
engaged, I also use them to create and administer my tests (and study
guides). I create my tests in ExamView, using the questions aligned
with our textbook. I display the test on screen, and allow the students
to take it using their CPS remotes. As a result, my tests are automatically
graded and I have the feedback I need to help my students. This eliminates
endless hours of grading, and also answers the frequent student questions
of “What did I make on my test?” or “Do you have our
test graded yet?” Students love the immediate results and being
engaged in the activity.
Getting
Results
Together, the ExamView Test Generator and eInstruction’s Classroom
Performance System create the perfect learning and teaching environment.
The ExamView question banks with algorithmic questioning, coupled with
CPS’s ability to immediately assess my students’ understanding
of each concept I teach, is a phenomenal way to help students gain proficiency
and mastery.
It’s
one more way to assure that there’s No Child Left Behind.
Daphne
Bolay
George Junior High School
Springdale, Arkansas
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